"Fair enough," Natasha says and falls back, giving him space. She does know why.
And it's not what she expected. Even after his reaction to having his hair pulled, she wasn't expecting to respond that strongly. Her intention had been to throw him off balance, to distract him—and it had worked.
A little too well.
"Should we update our rules?" she asks, glancing at him sideways. "For future matches."
Wind downish, handwave some more sparring? I can't think of what else to do with this one
"Sure, that could be one reason," Natasha agrees airily. That, and she's made something of a habit of getting people around her to cook for her. It's better than endless sandwiches and canned surprises.
Her own shouldn't be too much of a problem, really. She doesn't expect them to spread any stories about who she's eating breakfast with, but by now there's a good chance at least Laica will be awake.
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And it's not what she expected. Even after his reaction to having his hair pulled, she wasn't expecting to respond that strongly. Her intention had been to throw him off balance, to distract him—and it had worked.
A little too well.
"Should we update our rules?" she asks, glancing at him sideways. "For future matches."
Wind downish, handwave some more sparring? I can't think of what else to do with this one
"Yes. No biting." As for the hair, he'll just have to get his cut. He keeps meaning to, and Natasha was going to serve as a great reminder.
"How about a little bit more, then we get breakfast?"
winding down is good
Proof just how well it had worked.
"You can make me eggs for breakfast."
Teasing.
Re: winding down is good
"Because I lost?" Because he really did, and he knows it.
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"Eggs it is, then." Along with several other breakfast items, and enough to feed a family, if he can find enough.
"My place or your place?"
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Her own shouldn't be too much of a problem, really. She doesn't expect them to spread any stories about who she's eating breakfast with, but by now there's a good chance at least Laica will be awake.
We can probably wrap/handwave they did breakfast?
"Why don't we go down to the main kitchen?" Then they don't have to worry about who might wander by.
wrap it is